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Policies, Responsibilities & Procedures for the Army Safety Program

The United States Army Safety Program is one of the primary tools for Army-wide force protection and mission accomplishment. The bulk of the Army Safety Program policies and procedures are outlined and detailed in AR 385-10: The Army Safety Program, FM 100-22: Installation Management, and TRADOC Regulation 385-2: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Safety Program.

  1. Policies

    • Accidents must be identified and corrected before they have a chance to damage any equipment, soldier readiness or the overall mission. Risk management must be applied as a standard operating procedure in all Army mission essential task lists (METL). The chain of command must quickly correct any and all accidents and hazards that do happen. Accident prevention and occupational health responsibilities will be standard performance elements for both military and civilian personnel. Unacceptable risks will be halted and controlled through the use of proper materials and equipment.

    Responsibilities

    • The chain of command, and all leaders and managers of military personnel, are responsible for instituting and applying the Army Safety Program in their areas of operation. Legally, leaders are directly responsible for the health and welfare of every person under their command. Morally, leaders are to set and follow the example of proper safety for their superiors, subordinates and peers. Leaders are to integrate the safety of force protection into their daily routines, setting a positive and visible standard for risk management.

    Procedures

    • The main device in applying the Army Safety Program is the risk management process. Through the risk management process, all military operations are made safer without hampering mission success. The procedures for the risk management process are 1) identify any hazards and other factors that could have an ill effect on the mission, 2) assess the hazards to determine how they may damage the mission, 3) make risk decisions that would reduce or eliminate hazards, 4) implement control measures for those risks and 5) supervise the process to ensure all control measures are followed.

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